Ukrainian President Voldy Mie Zelensky (L), French President Emmanuel Macron (R), and British Prime Minister Kiel Starmer (c) will speak at a conference at Elysie Palace in Paris on March 27, 2025. Ludovic Marin, pool via AP
European leaders gathered behind President Donald Trump’s latest push to end the war in Ukraine, expressing a call for a trilateral summit involving Kiev, Washington and Moscow, and pledging to maintain pressure on Russia until a peace deal is secured.
Trump explained to senior European counterparts and Ukrainian President Voldy Mil Zelensky the day before, on August 16, following a summit in Anchorage, Alaska.
Although there was no ceasefire at the High Stakes Conference, both Trump and Putin said they laid the foundation for future negotiations.
